Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence.
Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb.
Education will not; the world is full of educated failures.
Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.
Calvin Coolidge, 1872 – 1933
Sometimes the only way for me to find out what it is I want to do is go ahead and do something. Then the moment I start to act, my feelings become clear.
Hugh Prather, b. 1938
Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.
Albert Einstein, 1879 – 1955
If you aspire to the highest place, it is no disgrace to stop at the second or even the third place.
Cicero, 106 – 43 BC
Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss it you will land among the stars.
Lester Louis Brown, B. 1928
Always live your life with one dream to fulfil. No matter how many of your dreams you have realised in the past, always have a dream to go. Because when you stop dreaming, life becomes a mundane existence.
Sara Henderson, 1936 – 2005
Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you’ve imagined.
Henry David Thoreau, 1817 – 1862
You can do anything if you have enthusiasm. Enthusiasm is the yeast that makes your hopes rise to the stars. Enthusiasm is the sparkle in your eyes, the swing in your gait, the grip in your hand, the irresistible surge of your will and energy to execute your ideas…
Enthusiasm is at the bottom of all progress!
Henry Ford, 1863-1947
“It is worth a thousand pounds a year to have the habit of looking on the bright side of things” Dr Samuel Johnson
“No pessimist ever discovered the secret of the stars, or sailed to an uncharted land, or opened a new heaven to the horizon of the spirit.” Helen Keller
